While the vast majority of the time birth goes (or SHOULD go!) smoothly, occasionally a family doesn’t get the birth of their dreams. A mother wrote her wise and beautiful reflections on not getting her dream birth, and how the first year of her child’s life taught her so much about parenting and about birth and about processing it all.… Read more →
Earlier this year I attended the beautiful birth of a family here in Vancouver. They described their birth as “transformational home birth that fills our minds and hearts with awe whenever we think about it.” The family has generously decided to share their birth video with our blog readers, with hopes of encouraging and inspiring other families who are preparing… Read more →
Becky and Kevin planned a home birth in Vancouver with me earlier this year. Towards the end of her pregnancy, they began to be concerned that there may be a lack of medical support for their plans to birth their baby at home. However, their belief in home being the safest place for them to birth their baby persevered, and they had… Read more →
One of the most romantic birth environments I’ve been in to date – a birth in an old family home in Vancouver, built in the early 1900’s, a home that had been in my client Alicia’s family for a few generations. Alicia had been there when her own sister was born in the claw-foot bathtub; it was a home that… Read more →
Part of the reason I love my work is that birth is not just about getting a baby out into the world; it’s a beautiful, powerful, transformational family experience that changes people forever. When I read this thank you card from recent home birth clients, I felt emotional for an entire evening. THIS IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO:… Read more →